Building a Portfolio for a Career in Children’s Illustration

Introduction to Kid Lit

A course by Jimena S. Sarquiz , Illustrator

Illustrator. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined April 2020
98% positive reviews (109)
4,654 students
Audio: English, Spanish
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About the video: Introduction to Kid Lit

Overview

“I'll show you the different types of children's books in this lesson. Also, I'll explain some of the characteristics that are particular to each market. ”

In this video lesson Jimena S. Sarquiz addresses the topic: Introduction to Kid Lit , which is part of the Domestika online course: Building a Portfolio for a Career in Children’s Illustration. Kick-start your career as a children's book illustrator by building a powerful portfolio that captures the attention of publishers.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Introduction to Kid Lit I want to talk to you about the world of children's literature or kid lit, as you'll often see it abbreviated online. When people talk about children's books, they tend to lump them all into one big category, but as you get to know more about the market, you'll see it's divided into a lot of sections. The market for children's books is generally separated by the age of the reader. The first category would be books that are intended for children who can't read yet. That would be babies from 0 to 2 or 3 years old, and pre-K, which would be from 3 to 5 years old. Thes...”

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Course summary for: Building a Portfolio for a Career in Children’s Illustration

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (109)
  • 4654 students
  • 5 units
  • 15 lessons (1h 46m)
  • 4 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration, Marketing & Business
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    Procreate
  • Areas

    Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Narrative, Portfolio Development, Sketching, Traditional illustration

Jimena S. Sarquiz

Jimena S. Sarquiz
A course by Jimena S. Sarquiz

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Jimena S. Sarquiz is a freelance illustrator specializing in the illustration of books for children and young people. During her career, she has had the opportunity to illustrate books for different publishers in Mexico, the United States, and Europe, as well as different magazines from Editorial Televisa (Mexico). In 2010, she illustrated her first children's book. Since then, she has illustrated ten more, mostly for publishers in Mexico.

Jimena is an active participant in comic events and design fairs, where she sells her illustrations. Her work can be found on social media under the name Monitos Bonitos.


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Building a Portfolio for a Career in Children’s Illustration. Illustration, Marketing, and Business course by Jimena S. Sarquiz

Building a Portfolio for a Career in Children’s Illustration

A course by Jimena S. Sarquiz
Illustrator. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined April 2020
  • 98% positive reviews (109)
  • 4,654 students